NONE · de Havilland DHC-3T · 2006-06-01 · Port Townsend, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA06LA112
Event ID
20060626X00813
Type
Accident
Date
2006-06-01
Location
Port Townsend, WA, USA
Coordinates
48.196945, -123.326385
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
11
Total aboard
11
Aircraft
Make
de Havilland
Model
DHC-3T
Registration
N606KA
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's height above the water during a precautionary landing which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were glassy water conditions, fog, and the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC.